The first Boeing 717-200 for AirTran Airways took off today for its inaugural flight. Painted in AirTran colors and with a complete airline interior, the 717 lifted off the runway at the Long...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] successfully launched the three-ton Advanced Research and Global Observation Satellite ( ARGOS) for the U.S. Air Force from here today at 2:29 a.m. PST. The same Delta II rocket...

Atlas Air has exercised options for two 747-400 freighters, bringing the carrier's total order to 12 airplanes, The Boeing Company confirmed today. Delivery of the two airplanes are scheduled for...

Boeing and the U.S. Navy's Joint Command and Control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) recently completed the first successful demonstration of a satellite-based digital television and data service...

The first Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) takes off from Boeing Field on its initial flight with winglets. Although this is the first BBJ to be flown with winglets, Boeing used a 737-800 as a testbed...

Advanced, highly integrated avionics will make the Boeing JSF easier to operate in the information-intense battlespace of the future. A vast amount of flight and mission data will be fused, sorted...

They put humans on the moon and designed the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station. Now a group of volunteer engineers and technical personnel at Boeing Reusable Space Systems are set...

McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Company, an indirect subsidiary of The Boeing Company, and MD Helicopters Holding, Inc., an indirect subsidiary of RDM Holding, Inc., have completed an agreement on an...

The Boeing Company delivered the 47th C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft to the U.S. Air Force in a short ceremony here today. Maj. Gen. John Batbie, commander of the 22nd Air Force, Dobbin...

Officials have scheduled the next launch attempt of a Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II launch vehicle carrying the ARGOS satellite for the U.S. Air Force for Tuesday, Feb. 23, from Vandenberg Air Force...

U.S. Secretary of Defense William Cohen tours the Boeing F-22 factory, where the company builds the fighter's wings and rear fuselage sections for the U.S. Air Force. Secretary Cohen stopped at...

The first of eight Next-Generation 737-800s ordered by KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines rolls out of the Boeing paint hangar in Renton, Wash. KLM will take delivery of this airplane later this month and...

Five Boeing 757-300s - due to be delivered to launch customer Condor Flugdienst - receive finishing touches at a Boeing Field hangar in Seattle, Wash. The 757-300 is the newest of the Boeing...

When it comes to next-generation capabilities, nothing compares to the multi-mission AH-64D Apache Longbow combat helicopter, the rotorcraft industry's processing giant. With more than a million...

Military leaders from around the world will get a fresh look at the AH-64D Apache Longbow when the world's most advanced multi-role combat helicopter visits Australia this week. A production...

The Boeing Portable Maintenance Aid puts an entire technical library of key maintenance information in a laptop computer that a mechanic can carry directly to the airplane. This digital tool...

The first KC-135 Stratotanker to undergo programmed depot maintenance at the Boeing Aerospace Support Center has completed the depaint process and has been positioned in the giant hangar once part...

Officials scrubbed this morning's launch attempt of a Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II launch vehicle carrying the ARGOS satellite for the U.S. Air Force. The launch was scrubbed after a momentary spike...

The launch of a Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II expendable launch vehicle carrying the ARGOS spacecraft for the U.S. Air Force has been postponed. The launch was scrubbed at 3:12 a.m. PST this morning...

Boeing prepares the 500th Next-Generation 737 jetliner for rollout from the final assembly plant in Renton, Wash. - just two years after the Next-Generation 737 entered service. No other jetliner...

The next launch attempt of a Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II carrying the ARGOS spacecraft for the U.S. Air Force will be Friday, Feb. 12 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The one-hour window...

The first of seven Boeing 737-700s ordered by Ansett Worldwide is shown here in position for final assembly. Based in Australia, Ansett Worldwide was formed in 1985 and took delivery of its first...

Wing mechanics and managers tighten pins that hold the first 767-400ER (extended range) wing spar in its tooling. An overhead crane in the Boeing factory in Everett, Wash. lowered the 82-foot spar...

The Boeing Company has begun building its newest twin-aisle airplane in its Everett, Wash., factory. Workers recently loaded the 767-400ER (extended range) front left-wing spar into an automated...

Growing interest among airlines in Latin America has prompted The Boeing Company to take its newest twinjet, the 717-200, to AeroExpo Acapulco '99. The Boeing presence at the airshow also includes...

The Boeing Company announced today that William H. Lawler has been named vice president and general manager of business development for its Military Aircraft and Missiles Systems Group based here....

The Boeing Company announced today it has reached firm design configuration of the 737-900, a key milestone in the development of the longest Next-Generation 737 model. Measuring 138 feet 2 inches...

Range safety concerns have delayed the launch of a Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II expendable launch vehicle carrying the ARGOS spacecraft for the U.S. Air Force. Officials scrubbed this morning's...

Officials here have cancelled Monday morning's launch attempt of the U.S. Air Force ARGOS spacecraft due to predicted inclement weather in the local area. Weather will preclude launching the...

A Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket lifted off the pad today at 4:04 p.m. EST, carrying NASA's STARDUST spacecraft on the first phase of a seven-year round-trip mission to the stars and back. The...

Launch officials scrubbed the launch of a Boeing [NYSE:BA] Delta II rocket carrying NASA's STARDUST spacecraft today one minute and forty-two seconds prior to lift-off. The scrub was called after...

Following an investigation into the Jan. 28 engine shutdown of a Delta II during a launch attempt of the ARGOS satellite, the Boeing [NYSE: BA] launch team determined that a propellant valve on...

President Clinton presented the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award to Boeing Airlift and Tanker Programs today in ceremonies honoring the 1998 Baldrige Award winners. Dr. David Spong, vice...

Through cooperation of Team ABL members Boeing, Lockheed Martin, TRW and the U.S. Air Force - and teamwork within The Boeing Company - the design of the modified 747-400F freighter with a unique...

Boeing has taken the next step in maturing the design for its Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) , improving its affordability, supportability and performance capabilities while maintaining the...

Delta II, the Boeing [NYSE: BA] rocket that sent four NASA probes to Mars, will soon send the latest NASA craft on the first leg of a galactic search and recovery mission. Scheduled for launch...

American Airlines took delivery of its 800th Boeing airplane last week - a 757-200. The milestone delivery underscores a strong, enduring relationship between the carrier and The Boeing Company....

The Boeing Company today announced that Judith Muhlberg has been named vice president of communications, reporting to the Office of the Chairman. Muhlberg, 46, joins Boeing after serving as...

Boeing today submitted a proposal to the ministries of defense of Belgium, France, Spain and the United Kingdom in response to a request for proposal for the Future Transport Aircraft. The...

Boeing has delivered the aft fuselage for the fourth F-22 flight-test aircraft to team partner Lockheed Martin. The 5,000-pound structure now will be mated with the mid- and forward-fuselage...

Boeing and British Aerospace today submitted a joint proposal to the United Kingdom Ministry Of Defense in response to an invitation to tender for the United Kingdom Short Term Strategic Airlift...

The four engineering and manufacturing development (EMD)V-22 Ospreys just passed 1,000 flight hours while aircraft No. 10 continues flight tests aboard the USS Saipan off the Virginia coast. Each...

The Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta launch team has determined this morning's launch attempt was stopped when one of the vehicle's two vernier engines on the first stage failed to ignite. The Boeing Delta...

The first 717-200 in launch customer AirTran Airlines' colors rolled out of the Boeing paint hangar in Long Beach, Calif. Jan. 23. The airplane is the first of 50 717s ordered by AirTran, which...

The Boeing Company and Spaceport Florida Authority have entered into an agreement on the Horizontal Integration Facility (HIF) at Cape Canaveral Air Station, Fla., for its Delta IV family of...

A new C-17 composite horizontal stabilizer torque box which weighs about 20 percent less than the aluminum one now in use has successfully completed structural testing at Northrop Grumman in...

A Boeing-led team, including Northrop Grumman, British Aerospace Australia and Boeing Australia Limited, today submitted its response to a Request for Tender for Australia's Project Wedgetail, an...

Officials have scrubbed the launch of a Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle carrying the ARGOS spacecraft for the U.S. Air Force due to upper level winds. The Air Force will make another...

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded Boeing a type certificate and a production certificate for the 757-300, the newest member of the 757 family. At the same time, Europe's...

- The nation's first Super Hornet squadron - VFA-122 - was established at Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif., on Jan. 15. The newly formed squadron is a Fleet Readiness Squadron responsible for...